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One killed and several injured in shooting near Magic City Classic in Birmingham

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

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Police in Birmingham, Alabama, said a shooting occurred near Legion Field around 7:50 p.m. Saturday, after the Magic City Classic between Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University. Police said at least one person was killed. According to ABC News, police said nine people were hit by gunfire, one in critical condition and seven in stable condition, and that one person had been detained. The New York Post, citing public safety radio, reported at least two people with critical injuries. Police said multiple firearms were recovered from the scene. The Daily Mail reported that the number of victims and their conditions were not yet confirmed.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. A shooting occurred near Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, around 7:50 p.m. Saturday, after the Magic City Classic.

    Reported byLeft1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    ABC News
    Right
    Daily Mail, New York Post

  2. Police said at least one person was killed.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    ABC News
    Right
    New York Post

  3. Police said nine people were hit by gunfire, one in critical condition and seven in stable condition.

    One outletABC News· Left

  4. Police said one person was detained and multiple firearms were recovered from the scene.

    One outletABC News· Left

  5. Early reports said the number of victims and their conditions had not been confirmed.

    One outletDaily Mail· Right

How each side tells it

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The three outlets report a shooting near Legion Field in Birmingham after the Magic City Classic, with the victim count still developing in the early reports. The right-side outlets lead with the casualty counts and the game setting, while the left-side ABC headline gives the counts with police attribution.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The one left-side headline, from ABC News, leads with the death and injury counts and attributes them to police.

    1 dead, 8 injured in Alabama shooting after football game, police say
    ABC NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-side headlines lead with the casualty count or the death toll, and the New York Post names the Magic City Classic setting; the Daily Mail headline stresses the number shot without a death toll.

    1 dead, multiple wounded in shooting outside HBCU rivalry football game
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right1

    carnage

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    carnageMore neutral: the extent of the injuries

    The word describes the scale of the harm in a dramatic way, while the sentence only needs to say how many were hurt, which was not yet known.

    Cops have not revealed the extent of the carnage but at least one person has died, the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office confirmed to…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • death and injury counts
  • police attribution
  • critical condition of one victim
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From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • death toll and casualties
  • Magic City Classic setting
  • scale of the shooting
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The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    3 hr 57 min later

    Its first report, Nov 1, 2:15 AM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    Daily Mail, Oct 31, 11:18 PM EDT

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  1. Daily MailRightOct 31, 11:18 PM EDT
  2. New York PostRightOct 31, 11:59 PM EDT
  3. ABC NewsLeftNov 1, 2:15 AM EST

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